Yamaha WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

1. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Repaired units
FX1800 SHO
VX1100
The reason of occurrence of defects - transport damages

2. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Big damage of hull
Damage of painting surface
(deep scratches)
VX1100.
Damages inside package.
Result of moving (Insufficiently strong fastening of unit in packing).
Through damage of the case and damage of the painted surface.
The same damages are possible in a current of normal use (on water)

3. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

VX1100
Other small damages of the top part of the hull.
Paint scratch and cracks. All damages can be repaired.
FX1800

4. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Equipment and tool
General equipment:
1. Lifting equipment
(electrical winch and spider (for boats)
1. Stands and support for convenient installation
of a boat and WV for repair
Tool:
1. Protection
2. Lights
3. Ventilation

5. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Tool and Materials
Electrical heater
Air drill machine
Sand paper (3M)
Electrical tool
for polishing and cutter
Black powder
(indicator for non polishing surface)
Tool for lamination procedure and polishing

6. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

First step of repair
Installation and preparation for repair
Need remove all parts, near repaired place (fender, transom plates, plastic parts).
Installation after repair.
Fixed unit on suitable position for normal repair and observing damaged places.
Strong fixation is important.
VX1100 is two stroke model. This installation type is acceptable.

7. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Second step of repair
Damage area preparation for lamination.
Drilling, cutting and polishing area around damage.
Finally result
Add foam-plastic and prepare for lamination, cutting, polishing and gluing for
good adhesive.
Finally result

8. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Third step of repair
Lamination process and polishing
Finally result
Time for waiting – 24 hours. After this time – polishing.
(Warning!!!! Procedure is Very dirty and dusty. Protection very important!!!)
Finally result

9. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Information from FRP Repair Service Manual
1. Preparation for lamination
2. Lamination process with Roving cloth
and Chopped strand mat.

10. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Fourth step of repair
Preparation of surface for paint base. Putty and polishing. First time – glass putty
Two components putty. Sandpaper – (3M) P80. 3 – 5 steps
Finally result
Preparation of surface for paint. Putty and polishing. Second time – soft putty
Two components putty. Sandpaper – (3M) - P120 and final – P240 (for paint base)
Finally result

11. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Fifth step of repair
Paint base and preparation for painting
mportant – need cover all hull (without painted area). Only on repaired place need put base.
Thickness of base – 0,1 – 0,15 mm
After dry of base, Polishing. First time – polishing of repaired area
(need equal surface with null) .
Second time – need polish all surface of hull (matt surface for good adhesive of paint)

12. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Sixth step of repair
Painting and polish.
Important: Good lights. Need cover area around painting area.
Good ventilation. Clean area (no dust). Need remove dust and fat
(don’t use strong acid – you can damage old paint)
Paint – TIKKURILA – TEMADUR 90. Water resistant (two components) paint.
Painting procedure – need practice and skill.

13. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Sixth step of repair
This paint have good fluidity.
After painting, paint
create smooth surface.
After painting, before polish
After polish
Compound and
tool for polishing.

14. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

FX upper side damage
Use soft putty
Painting and polish

15. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

Upper side and lower side WV repair
Different paint base for lower and upper side of WV’s hull.
Different paint and surface processing. The Metallic paint is applied sometimes.
In this case the extra time and expenses for
a choice of a paint and after-treatment is required.
Different base

16. YAMAHA WV Hull Repair (Methods and procedure)

YAMARIN Boats and YAMAHA WV Hull repair difference
YAMARIN Boat
Material – FRP
Color – gelcoat
Method of forming – Female mold with resin
Big size of Hull, big size of Female.
It is difficult to organize
automatic forming process of hull.
YAMAHA WV
Material – SMC
Color – Base and paint
Method of forming – Closed mold method
The method is specially necessary
for factory production of Hull
(with identical quality and
the identical geometrical sizes)
Competitor – BOMBARDIER
Material – FRP
Color – gelcoat
Method of forming – Female mold with resin.
Automatic forming with hand made.
Add gelcoat and FRP material with resin automatically on the female.
After that - manual handling (defoaming by rollers)

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